Phyllonorycter hibiscina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa,[2] Kenya, Zimbabwe and Cameroon. The habitat consists of secondary forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. hibiscina
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| Phyllonorycter hibiscina (Vári, 1961)[1]
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The length of the forewings is 3–4.1 mm. Adults are on wing almost year-round except in June, July and August.[3]
The larvae feed on Brachylaena, Abutilon mauritianum, Hibiscus calyphyllus, Hibiscus lunarifolius and Pavonia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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